Photo: Sergey Ashmarin · CC BY-SA 3.053 heritage places lie within 25 km of Westminster-Branson
The closest top-tier heritage to Westminster-Branson is in Lawrence Park South, 8.1 km away. Few homes are old by the census: 11% before 1961, against 18%.
Top-ranked heritage near Westminster-Branson: 35 places within 25 km
Between them, 28 towns share them, mainly Downtown Yonge East, Yonge-Bay Corridor and University. The first one out is Montgomery's Tavern, 9 km away in Yonge-Eglinton. Among them are 35 National Historic Sites, 12 provincial or municipal listings and 4 heritage railway stations.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Montgomery's TavernNational Historic Site · 1837 · 9 km away, in Yonge-Eglinton |
| Eglinton TheatreNational Historic Site · 1935–1937 · 9.2 km away, in Lawrence Park South |
| Former Canadian National Railway Station, Maple, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1903–1904 · 9.8 km away, in Hope |
| Mount Pleasant CemeteryNational Historic Site · 1873 · 11 km away, in Mount Pleasant East |
| Balmoral Fire HallNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 12 km away, in Yonge-St.Clair |
| SpadinaNational Historic Site · 1866–1914 · 12 km away, in Casa Loma |
| Don Valley Brick WorksOntario Heritage Trust easement · 13 km away, in Leaside-Bennington |
| Heliconian HallNational Historic Site · 1876–1877 · 13 km away, in Annex |
| Studio BuildingNational Historic Site · 1913–1915 · 13 km away, in Rosedale-Moore Park |
| Postal Station “D”Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1937 · 13 km away, in Junction Area |
| Royal Conservatory of MusicNational Historic Site · 1880–1882 · 13 km away, in University |
| Annesley HallNational Historic Site · 1902–1904 · 13 km away, in Bay-Cloverhill |
Within 25 km of Westminster-Branson, the oldest record dates from 1793
Reaching 25 km out from Westminster-Branson: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
51 dated places within 25 km make up the record. Before Confederation: 16. Ashbridge Estate, in Greenwood-Coxwell, is the oldest (1793).
New homes are rare in Westminster-Branson: 1.2% from 2016–21, against a usual 4.1%
Few of Westminster-Branson’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 3.9%, the norm 15%. Westminster-Branson’s largest group of homes, 50%, went up from 1961 to 1980. 33% of Westminster-Branson’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, more than the typical town’s 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Westminster-Branson compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 25,500 to 26,500 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Foothills County, Beltline, Wellington Place, Angus and Grande Prairie County No. 1. The typical town its size has 0. 11 of them have nothing on the registers.
Westminster-Branson and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster-Branson | 26,027 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Newtonbrook West | 23,978 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bathurst Manor | 16,176 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Willowdale West | 17,210 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Concord | 7,225 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Beverley Glen | 38,720 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Thornhill | 17,940 | 0 | 0 | — |
Westminster-Branson in brief
Little of its housing was standing by 1961: 11%, against 18% in the typical town. For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The federal register. Federal places come from Parks Canada’s directory, which counts National Historic Sites, federal heritage buildings, stations and lighthouses; their statements are the register’s own.
- Protection. Federal recognition isn’t a planning control: buildings the federal government owns follow its heritage policy, while others are protected only by a provincial or municipal designation.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- People and events. Persons of national historic significance come with no location; a town gets one only by birthplace (name and both life years agreeing) or by one of its own places that bears the name and whose record tells the story. Events, which can’t be tied, are left out.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
Questions about Westminster-Branson’s history
How many historic places does Westminster-Branson have on the registers?
None in Westminster-Branson itself. The closest is Montgomery's Tavern in Yonge-Eglinton, 9 km away, a place of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Westminster-Branson?
The 2021 Census dates 11% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical town).
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).